All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 26
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NewsDisney buys Marvel for $4bn
The Walt Disney Company has acquired Marvel Entertainment in a $4bn (£2.5bn) deal, positioning Spide-Man and the X-Men alongside Hannah Montana and High School Musical.
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NewsSky 1's Murphy moots 3D interview series
EDINBURGH: Sky 1 controller Stuart Murphy has revealed plans for a 50% boost in scripted content and a 3D interview series hosted by a “famous footballer”.
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NewsStephen Fry savages TV box-ticking
EDINBURGH: Stephen Fry has said editorial compliance staff should “fuck off” in a rail against a culture of inflexible rules which is damaging realism in television.
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NewsWallace and Gromit to front science show
EDINBURGH: Animated characters Wallace and Gromit are to present a new BBC1 programme about inventions.
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NewsJay Hunt speaks of distress over bad press
EDINBURGH: BBC1 controller Jay Hunt has spoken of her distress at negative press coverage about her – and fears that it will discourage other women from taking senior TV roles in the future.
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NewsComedian to host BBC3 news show
BBC3 has lined up comedian Russell Howard to host a younger-skewing take on Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe, in a bid to boost the channel’s coverage of current affairs.
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NewsClarkson: stars who do stunts may get hurt or die
EDINBURGH: Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has scorned health and safety checks, saying presenters who do dangerous stunts will inevitably sometimes get hurt or die.
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NewsClock ticking on Lloyd Webber ITV deal
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is fighting to extricate himself from his BBC contract so he can move to ITV before his rights to stage the Wizard of Oz expire in 2010.
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NewsFive freezes drama and comedy commissions
EDINBURGH: Five channel controller Richard Woolfe has warned it will not be able to commission original drama or comedy until after the recession.
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NewsIllegal TV downloading habits revealed
New research has revealed that US drama Heroes was the most popular illegal download this year, while Top Gear also proved popular with filesharers.
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NewsTop TV stars overpaid, says poll
Four out of five people think Britain’s top television presenters do not deserve their salaries, putting them ahead of bankers and MPs as one of the country’s most overpaid groups of workers.
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NewsIzzard to star in feelgood CBBC Christmas drama
CBBC has ordered a flagship Christmas family drama starring Eddie Izzard as a mysterious man with the ability to “recover the lost”.
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NewsMirren to star in Brighton Rock remake
Helen Mirren is to star in a 1960s adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel Brighton Rock, produced by Kudos Pictures.
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FeaturesM&A: Perfect partner or failed union?
For some, it’s a marriage made in heaven, for others, a relationship from hell. Should indies go for outside investment.
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NewsTaylor takes over the comedy reins at BBC
Cheryl Taylor has landed the role of BBC controller of comedy commissioning, and will remain in Manchester where she currently works as executive editor, out of London comedy commissioning.
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NewsTiger Aspect links with Muppet Show creator for CBBC comedy
Tiger Aspect Productions has teamed up with The Muppet Show creator The Jim Henson Company for a new drama about a group of friendly monsters.
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NewsC4 trials Frankie Boyle pilot from RDF Scotland
RDF Scotland has won a raft of new commissions, including a 30-minute Channel 4 pilot fronted by Mock The Week comedian Frankie Boyle.
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NewsBBC tracks web ‘buzz’ of shows
The BBC is trialling a web service that highlights its most talked about programmes by monitoring the internet buzz around them.
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NewsArdal exits Zodiak
Kim Ardal, vice president of Zodiak’s Nordic division, is to leave the group after three and a half years.
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News25 indies win XM25 places
A mix of established and less well-known indies have won places on the BBC’s XM25 scheme, which has expanded from 15 to 25 places for its second year.